Zhou Xian waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry about this for the time being."

He paused for a moment and continued, "In fact, I really hope that the Qing army would take the initiative to attack Shandong. Otherwise, wouldn't the forts I built along the canal be useless? If I could use defensive operations to consume the elite of the Qing army, I would be reluctant to do it. But I think Dorgon would not do that in a short period of time. After all, the Qing Dynasty had not completely returned to the north, and he had not much force to call. To fight Dorgon, Shandong, could only rely on his flag soldiers. On the Zhangshui side, he could also take advantage of small-scale cavalry raids. If he wanted to enter the hinterland of Shandong, I would kill tens of thousands of him first.

Li Yan saw Zhou Xian’s eyes flashing, and seemed to be very expecting this. He nodded gently and smiled faintly, "Just be careful in your heart."

Zhou Xian said in a deep voice: "After defeating the Chuang Army on the north bank of Shahe River, although the Qing army had some small moves, they basically took a defensive move in various places. Why didn't Dorgon lead his troops south? Except as I said above, the northern region has not yet surrendered, I think he is accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity. When we fight each other and are exhausted, he can reap the benefits of the fisherman. At present, the King of Chuang is ready to go south, and the Longwu Army will definitely take action in the future. When the world is in chaos, the opportunity for the Qing army will come."

Li Yan frowned slightly, "If we really let Man Captains the world in the future, then we will be ashamed of our ancestors."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "So, I must concentrate my efforts to destroy the Manchus first. No matter how much the loss is, I must do this. If one of the prince, Longwu Army and the rebel army is powerful in the future and reaches a point that I cannot resist, I can surrender to them with the conditions."

Li Yan was a little surprised, "Forget it, what you said is true?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "Of course it's true. If there is really one day, I'm willing to give up my military power and sail far away. Anyway, the sea is vast and there is always a place for me to live in. But I hope that that day will never come, because I don't think they can do it. This is a complete and complete change that the world needs, rather than simply unification of the world."

Li Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a joke: "Forget it, your heart is getting bigger and bigger."

Zhou Xian straightened up and his expression suddenly became serious, "Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, from ancient times to the present, every unified dynasty in China can only last for more than 200 years, and then it will collapse and chaos in the world. I don't know how many years of chaos will take, a new dynasty can be re-established and then return to the prosperous era. This cycle goes on, generation after generation. But in this cycle, no one notices how many people die in the troubled times. Rising, suffering, and suffering. Brother Li, why can't a dynasty be passed down forever!"

Li Yan stood there in a daze, frowned and thoughtful.

Li Qiang came over at this time and brought a tray in his hand. There was a teapot and two tea cups inside. He picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Zhou Xian, "Zhou Dushushang, please."

Zhou Xian picked it up and took a sip, and smiled and said, "Li Qiang, your skills in making tea are becoming more and more proficient."

Li Qiang looked at Li Yan and found that his brows were twisted into ropes, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't notice this. He put his palm in front of his mouth and lowered his voice: "I am the only one here to take care of the eldest young master's daily life and have to do everything by himself. Can you not be proficient? Supervisor, please advise the eldest young master to stop staying in this yard, and you are almost bored with green hair."

Zhou Xian smiled and knew that it was not Li Yan who was bored, but Li Qiang himself. It was just that taking care of Li Yan these days was really difficult for him. "Don't worry, it's almost done."

Li Qiang was extremely happy, nodded slightly to Zhou Xian, and retreated.

Zhou Xian slowly drank tea, thinking in his heart that he must convince Li Yan to use it for his own purposes.

After a while, seeing that Li Yan still did not respond, Zhou Xian gently pushed him.

Li Yan was stunned, and then came back from his trance, and was silent for a while and said: "The change of dynasties is the norm. The founding emperors need to pacify the world and expand their territory. Most of them are enterprising people, otherwise they will not be able to seize the world. The second and third generations of emperors are thinking about the hardships of founding emperors starting their own businesses. Entrepreneurship may not work, but they can be able to maintain their achievements. But their descendants easily owned the whole world, and they did not need them to start their foundation, nor did they need to defend their territory. Everything they got was too easy, so they became unreserved and became lazy. The emergence of tyrants, while the wise kings became rare, and the government was in chaos. In addition, other factors such as land annexation, invasion of foreign races, famine, civil unrest, etc., it is not easy to persist for more than 200 years."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "Have you ever thought that if there is a dynasty, the king is just a false position, and the actual person in power is the cabinet. The cabinet and the emperor separate power and control each other. The king will be permanently, until death, and will be inherited by his specific offspring. Because he does not hold real power, there is no need for a dispute over the throne. The chief minister of the cabinet will last for five years, and then determines whether he will succeed according to his actual power effect, then it can ensure that every generation of people in power will not be mediocre. Once the cabinet changes for several years, as long as one or two talented talents appear during this period, the government can be continuously improved and the whole world will develop in a beneficial direction."

Li Yan was stunned on the spot. After a while, he shook his head and said, "No, no, how could an emperor divide power to his ministers? Besides, how did the cabinet you mentioned come into being, wasn't it assigned by the emperor?"

Zhou Xian said: "If I win the world, I will not be the emperor, but I will force my son to carry out this matter. As long as it becomes a habit, they will get used to it. How the cabinet will be produced is the six ministers, ministers of each department, military department, and... I have not yet thought about it, but they will elect them together. And I decided to eliminate the successor emperor, the eldest son will be the king, and the others will be the common people. Whatever they want, they will fight for themselves, and they will not want to live in a peaceful nest to enjoy. As for the marquis who were granted, they will be awarded titles in each generation. For example, the king, the eldest son will be demoted to marquis, and the eldest grandson will be the prince. After three generations, they will be ordinary common people."

Li Yan looked shocked, "This..."
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